SACD Player/Transport Choices

No, it does not! Please note the following from my previous post, do with it what you will -

"DSD over USB

In 2012, representatives from many companies and others developed a standard to represent and detect DSD audio within PCM frames; the standard, commonly known as DSD over PCM (DoP), is suitable for other digital links that use PCM. The 1.1 revision added protocol support for higher DSD sample rates without requiring an increase the underlying PCM sample rate."

Native DSD
"The definition of native DSD playback is somewhat a matter of philosophy. Generally speaking, it avoids the conversion of DSD data into multibit PCM anywhere along the reproduction chain. Many commercially available DACs now support native DSD."

"Now that you have educated yourself, you may be able to appreciate that when we say that a transport delivers Direct Stream Digital (DSD) natively over High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), we really mean it!"

@richardbrand 

Thank you ever so much for your extra fulsomeness. That really helps inform my path forward. My gut check is pointing in the direction of the Onix (in focusing on getting a music transport sans DAC) based on your keystrokes. As it stands I think my UDP will soldier on for some time yet as I rip my CD collection / continue using streaming services and consequently draw down on spinning discs with the exception of SACDs & movies. So with that projected use case I don’t think I need a Swiss army knife, I need a scalpel. And if I ever need the toothpick attachment down the road (a replacement Blu-ray player) that will most likely still be easily found. 

@hifipassion I too received the ONIX transport several days ago, buying from Forte at the 10% off.  Do not have extensive time with it yet.  But you mentioned it is quiet.  At spin up, and lasting for a few seconds, do you not hear a mechanical noise (not just whirring)?  Mine does, but it only lasts several seconds.

I am running it into a Venus II-12th and found the optimal I2S pinout code to be mode 3 on the ONIX and mode 7 on the Denafrips (although modes 3 and 5 were, by the manuals, the matching ones--I got right channel background popping or static using those).

The "manual" by the way is on the French website "Audiophonics".

I like that this is a top loader and looks attractive.  I am not sure the sound is LEAPS above a higher end TEAC SACD player I have in a different system, or even the Yamaha in this system.

@armyslowrdr  I do hear a few seconds of mechanical noise at spin up which is typical sound heard from most transports as the disc loads.  I think this is normal.  As far as I2S pinout code settings my Onix was plug-n-play into my Terminator.  I am using the default settings and it works fine.  I just looked at the Audiophonics web page and the manual they link to is the Quick Start Guide that came with the Onix.  What I was looking for is a comprehensive owners manual with more information.  Regarding sound quality I noticed improvements after several days of break-in.  There may be better sounding transports available but at this price point I think the Onix offers a good cost/performance ratio. 

@hifipassion definitely agree on it being a great value.  It is heartening to know the mechanical noise at start up is normal.  Yeah, even what they term as the owner's manual in the shipped product is just nothing more than the printed quick start guide.